Plant Guide

Chard : Rainbow Beet

Vibrant colored heirloom, excellent for cooking

New rainbow colored: orange, purple, yellow and white. This Australian heirloom is tender and tasty, though somewhat less frost tolerant than regular chard. 28 days for baby greens, 55 days mature beets.

Chard is one of the most shade tolerant of common crops, so can be grown underneath taller crops (in hot climates it may even benefit from this). In cool climates it should have full sun for maximum production of foliage.

Chard does quite well in containers. Choose a pot with a depth of 8-12" and fill with a mixture of potting soil and compost. Make sure your pot has adequate drainage by choosing one with drainage holes. Water thoroughly and place in full sun. Make sure to keep the soil moist.

Attracts beneficial insects?

No

Color

Dark green leaves with rainbow colored stems

Fruit Size

-"

Plant Height

12.0-18.0"

Plant Diameter

8.0-12.0"

Hardiness Zone

2-10

Disease Resistance

-

Taste Profile

Colorful and dynamic cooked or raw in salads.

Legend

Start Indoors

Transplant

Start Outdoors

Care

Harvest

Succession plant

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